Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.

To see the truth, do not be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind's worst disease.

As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through an unreflecting mind.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

If you want to know the past, look at the present. If you want to know the future, look at the present.

The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

The practice is simply this: keep coming back to your breath during the day. This will give your mind a steadiness and your life a balance.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.

The essence of the teaching is emptiness and compassion. Without emptiness, compassion can become attachment. Without compassion, emptiness can become cold and distant.

All that appears and exists, all of samsara and nirvana, has one ground, two paths, and two results. This is the magical display of awareness and unawareness.

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help.

In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

The master's introduction is direct recognition of one's own nature. Meditation is maintaining the continuity of this recognition.

When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

Zen is not necessarily against words, but it is well aware of their limitations.

Better to have one moment of genuine meditation than to perform religious activities for a thousand years.

Wisdom is not something we have to strive to acquire. Rather, wisdom arises naturally as we open our hearts to the truth of what is.

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

The obstacle is the path.

Life is available only in the present moment.

When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything. When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything.

Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

True freedom is a freedom from the tyranny of our own thoughts and afflictive emotions.

Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay.

The practitioner and practice are like fire and wood. The more you practice, the more you burn.

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that life contains suffering. The second noble truth is that the cause of suffering is craving.

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.

The Buddha's teaching challenges us to master the art of living, to live in a way that leads to the extinction of suffering.